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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1996
Page
2
Newsmaker Phil Donahue says he is quitting the audience participation talk show business and will go off the air this season. In an ABC Nightline interview he notes pride in his work and relief at ending daily pressures and overnight ratings concerns.
Admiral Joseph Prueher faced senators admitting he could have better responded to a female midshipman chained to a urinal by male cadets while head of the Naval Academy. He said the father was reassured after photographs showed the girl smiling, a comment that has followed him as he advances to higher commands.
Aiken Standard offers HOME DELIVERY rates of 8.50 monthly 25.50 for 3 months 51 for 6 months and 102 per year COUNTY MAIL 10.75 monthly 32.25 for 3 months 64.50 for 6 months 129 per year OTHER MAIL 17 monthly 51 for 3 months 102 for 6 months 204 per year Advance payments may be made to Aiken Standard PEM The Aiken Standard established in 1867 is published weekday afternoons and Saturday and Sunday mornings by Aiken Communications Inc P O Box 456 124 Rutland Drive Aiken SC 29802 Second class postage paid at Alken SC POSTMASTER Send address changes to the Alken Standard P O Box 456 Alken SC 29802
John Albert Taylor, 36, was executed by firing squad at Utah State Prison after waiving appeals. He murdered and raped an 11 year old girl in 1989 and chose firing squad to “make a statement,” the sentence carried out at 12 03 a m with five rifles firing at a heart target, witnesses noting the instantaneous death. Utah considers letting judges pick execution method.
President Clinton and Congress avert a third shutdown by funding dozens of agencies for seven more weeks. The Senate approved the bill 2-8 after Republicans backed off a budget pact demand, while Clinton urged quick passage of money bills and a full year extension of the debt limit to avoid delayed Social Security and other payments.
The story details how gamblers treat Super Bowl Sunday as a major betting holiday with illegal wagers reaching billions nationwide and millions in Las Vegas books. It profiles Ron, a young anonymous bettor, and Edward Looney of the New Jersey Council on Compulsive Gambling, explaining motivations and risks of big game betting.
Hospitals rush to offer TPA for stroke victims amid excitement and concern. Experts warn improper use could cause disaster while right patients see brain arteries cleared and damage prevented. Five years to wide availability. only about 40 U.S. hospitals prepared to offer it now.
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